When you connect to this website, you send your IP address and sometimes some cookies. You may also give us personal identifying information, such as your name and contact information. All this data is used to securely provide you with the services that you request. We encourage you to review our privacy policy to make sure that you understand how your data is managed, and to contact us if you have any questions.View Privacy Policy

An early version of the New Words Self-Print Edition included deleted words among the lists of words of two to eight letters; it was replaced on 2019-01-07.

+

An early version of the New Words Self-Print Edition included deleted words among the lists of words of two to eight letters; it was replaced after [[Steven Alexander]] reported the issue on 2019-01-07.

== Effective Date ==

== Effective Date ==

Revision as of 20:09, 7 January 2019

The Official Tournament and Club Word List (2018 Edition) (OTCWL2018) is an update to
the Official Tournament and Club Word List, and the official lexicon governing
competitive play in the United States and Canada beginning March 1, 2019.

New words found in the Official Tournament and Club Word List (2018 edition), in a four-sheet double-sided half-letter booklet format PDF

NASPA members may use the free word study and adjudication tool,
NASPA Zyzzyva, to access a licensed electronic copy of this word list.
OTCWL2018 will be included in the next edition of NASPA Zyzzyva, due to be released
in January 2019.

NASPA Zyzzyva is available for download to Windows and Mac machines at the NASPA Zyzzyva download site, which
includes
download and installation instructions.

Developer Access

NASPA members who offer free software to our community are welcome to include OTCWL2018 in their products with appropriate credit and links, and should contact us for details.

Commercial developers are invited to contact us to discuss licensing terms.

Errata

An early version of the New Words Self-Print Edition included deleted words among the lists of words of two to eight letters; it was replaced after Steven Alexander reported the issue on 2019-01-07.

Effective Date

The Advisory Board has determined that this edition will take effect on
March 1, 2019.

History

As soon as OTCWL2016 went to press, the Dictionary Committee began
reviewing the longer words that had been proposed for inclusion in that edition,
but omitted due to time constraints.